Hungarian Pastry
- 1/4 lb butter (I use butter) or 1/4 lb margarine (I use butter)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- jam (I use raspberry)
- 1 cup ground nuts (I use walnuts)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Cream butter/margarine and sugar.
- Add vanilla and egg yolks.
- Cream together well.
- Add sifted flour with soda and baking powder.
- Mix well.
- Then pat dough out onto cookie sheet with sides or a large shallow pan.
- Spread with jam and 1/2 cup ground nuts.
- Then over that spread the well beaten egg whites.
- Then sprinkle the other half of ground nuts to which 2 tablespoons of sugar have been added.
- Bake 1/2 hour at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Layers are:
- Dough.
- Jam.
- Nuts.
- Egg whites.
- Nuts with sugar.
- When cool, cut into 2 inch squares.
butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground nuts, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hungarian-pastry-120092 (may not work)